Improvement in spring-clips for carriages



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIeE.

DAVID W. BAIRD, OF GENEVA, NEW YORK'.

IMPROVEMENT IN SPRING-CLIPS FOR CRRIAGES.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 139,641.8, dated J une10, 1873; application filed January 9, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID W. BAIRD, of Geneva, in the county of Ontarioand State of New York, have invented Vcertain Improvements in Connectingthe Perch to Axle and Head-Block of Garriages, of which the following isa specification:

The nature ot' my invention relates to a device for connecting the perchor reach of carriages to the axle and head-block, as will be more fullyset forth hereafter.

Figure l is a plan -view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side view of thesame. Fig. 3 is a view ofthe spring-plate. Fig. llis a plan viewofmodication of my invention. Fig. 5 is a side view ofthe same.

In Figs. 1 and 2, R represents the axle-stock, P the axle, I thespring-plate, and S the spring, all of which are firmly bound togetherby clip A, clip-plate o, and nuts T. Extending outward `from the side ofthe clip are two prongs, which form a socket for receiving the end ofthe perch C, the same being held firmly in place by means of the boltsN. This socket may either extend outward on a level with the bottom, orfrom the center of the clip, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. In Fig. theclipis shown binding the head-block B, head-block plate E, and spring S,firmly together, the ends of clip passing up through the spring-plate Iand secured by the nuts U. Upthrough all of these parts is passed' the'lking-bolt K, and secured upon the top of the solid raised center of thespringi plate I, shown in Fig. 5. The spring-plate `I is provided withthe small projecting lugs G, which extend downward overl the side of thespring, and has raised flanges extending across its surface, so as toreceive the clip, when used, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. y

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desiretosecure by Letters Patent, is

The clip A having a socket for the perch, substantially as shown. y

` `DAVI D W. BAIRD.-

Witnesses:

FREDK. W. PRINCE, S.'N. ANTHONY.

